NEWPORT NEWS — Eight years later, the memories come only in clips. Waking up in a hospital room with bandages on his head. The doctor holding a pen in front of his face and asking what it was. The Daisuke Matsuzaka (who?) hat his uncle gave him for his...

4 a.m. Golf: British Open second round (at St. Andrews).--ESPN7 a.m. Golf: British Open second round (at St. Andrews).--ESPN7:30 a.m. Tennis: Center Court (live coverage of multiple matches).--Tennis...

Spring is in the air, and the baseball season is right around the corner.
The major-league season kicks into high gear on Monday, and to get you caught up and ready we provide this list of players with ties to Hampton Roads who will start the year in the...

Ah, baseball in the fall! Stirring, do-or-die drama! Brilliant pitching! Dazzling catches! Dramatic clouts! Grown men hopping about in locker rooms, spraying each other with carbonated fermented grape juice!It is that last part of the proceedings, it...

In unveiling college football’s future postseason Tuesday, Virginia Tech President Charles Steger said “a four-team playoff doesn’t go too far. It goes just the right amount.” With all due respect, allow me to challenge Steger’s numbers.
By the playoff’s...

HAMPTON – You will commit errors and make mistakes, the All-Star shortstop and one-time National League Most Valuable Player told a couple of dozen youngsters hanging on his every word, so there's no point in worrying about the inevitable.
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Clayton Kershaw and Mike Trout made history at Dodger Stadium on Saturday. It was the first time that a reigning MVP from the National League faced a reigning MVP from the American League. Trout was 0 for 3 against Kershaw, who extended his scoreless...

When the Washington Nationals took the bat out of Yoenis Cespedes' hands in the eighth inning, Lucas Duda let the rest of the National League know how tough it's going to be now to get through the middle of the new Mets' lineup. Duda hit a tiebreaking...

PHILADELPHIA Phillies interim manager Pete Mackanin gathered his team before last month's All-Star break. He challenged them to "choose one of two paths" before they departed San Francisco for a four-day recess. "Either we're the team...

Andrew McCutchen hit another homer at Great American Ball Park, and Pittsburgh's rebuilt bullpen was shaky but delivered on Friday night, holding on for a 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. The Pirates got their first win of the season in Cincinnati...

CINCINNATI Mark Melancon blows a save about once in a blue moon, and Starling Marte ensured it didn't happen Friday night. As a bright moon crested over the Great American Ball Park scoreboard, which blinked a 5-4 Pirates lead, Marte threw out...

President Theo Epstein showed the patience of an optimistic parent with his young but struggling Cubs offense.
Part of Epstein's decision not to acquire a hitter before Friday's trade deadline was because he doesn't want to stunt the development of his...

Pick your school with new Dan Haren, the right-handed pitcher the Cubs are reportedly about to acquire from the Marlins.
If you’re old school, then you like the idea that Haren’s 3.42 ERA is his best in four seasons.
If you’re new school, you...

After coming close to hitting a home run the previous few games, Kris Bryant believed he was due to get one to go out. He got one in a big situation. Bryant's two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Chicago Cubs to a 9-8...